It takes longer time to travel by river is one of the major reasons that the inland waterway system was unable to compete with other forms of transportation.
参考答案:错
解析:
[分析]: 因果关系的找寻和判断。 根据原文by the mid-1800s,faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined.Railroads could be used year round whereas canals were often frozen in the winter可知到19世纪中期,更为快捷、便宜的铁路运输日益流行,运河水运衰落了。铁路运输可终年使用而冬天结冰使运河无法使用。由此可判断内陆水运系统无法与其它运输形式抗衡的原因在于速度、价格和自然条件的限制,因此题干将耗时列为主要原因,与原文不符,是错误的。[解题关键] 能够根据语句内在逻辑关系判断因果关系。